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Taxonomy
Family:
THIARIDAE
Full Classification:
Mollusca (Phylum)
> Gastropoda (Class)
> Caenogastropoda (Subclass)
> [unassigned] Caenogastropoda (Order)
> Cerithioidea (Superfamily)
> Thiaridae (Family)
> Melanoides (Genus)
> tuberculata (Species)
Synonymised Names:
=Melanoides tuberculatus (O.F. Müller, 1774)
Images: Melanoides tuberculata (O.F. Müller, 1774)
From aquarium, Te Puna, Bay of Plenty, NZ. Reproduced courtesy of iNaturalist.nz ©AJ Goodin
Taxonomy
Family:
THIARIDAE
Full Classification:
Mollusca (Phylum)
> Gastropoda (Class)
> Caenogastropoda (Subclass)
> [unassigned] Caenogastropoda (Order)
> Cerithioidea (Superfamily)
> Thiaridae (Family)
> Melanoides (Genus)
> tuberculata (Species)
Synonymised Names:
=Melanoides tuberculatus (O.F. Müller, 1774)
Details: Melanoides tuberculata (O.F. Müller, 1774)
Size/Grows to:
Height 32mm
Distribution:
Geothermal spring near Taupo, North Island
Notes:
Red Rimmed Melania, Freshwater, Non-indigenous
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NZ Geographical Regions
Key to symbols used in Checklist.
Fw =
Freshwater
L =
Land
N =
North Island
S =
South Island
R =
Recent
Sf =
Subfossil
Fo =
Fossil
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